diff --git a/pykern/pkcollections.py b/pykern/pkcollections.py
index 062ed5c7..acdfabc8 100644
--- a/pykern/pkcollections.py
+++ b/pykern/pkcollections.py
@@ -117,25 +117,20 @@ def pksetdefault(self, *args, **kwargs):
             key (object): value to get or set
             value (object): if callable, will be called, else verbatim
         Returns:
-            object: self if multiple pairs else returns evaluated value
+            object: self
         """
         assert bool(args) != bool(kwargs), \
             'one of args or kwargs must be set, but not both'
-        r = None
         if args:
             assert len(args) % 2 == 0, \
                 'args must be an even number (pairs of key, value)'
             i = zip(args[0::2], args[1::2])
-            if len(args) <= 2:
-                r = args[0]
         else:
             i = kwargs.items()
-            if len(kwargs) <= 1:
-                r = list(kwargs.keys())[0]
         for k, v in i:
             if k not in self:
                 self[k] = v() if callable(v) else v
-        return self[r] if r else self
+        return self
 
     def pkupdate(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Call `dict.update` and return ``self``.
diff --git a/tests/pkcollections_test.py b/tests/pkcollections_test.py
index c7dfaacf..124d42fd 100644
--- a/tests/pkcollections_test.py
+++ b/tests/pkcollections_test.py
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def test_dict():
         n.missing_attribute()
     with pkexcept(KeyError):
         n['missing key']
-    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault('d1', lambda: 13))
-    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault('d1', 'already set'))
+    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault('d1', lambda: 13).d1)
+    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault('d1', 'already set').d1)
     pkeq(n, n.pksetdefault('d1', 'already set', 'd2', 2, 'd3', 3, 'd4', 4))
     pkeq(2, n.d2)
     pkeq(3, n.d3)
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def test_dict():
     with pkexcept(AssertionError):
         n.pksetdefault('a', 'b', 'c')
     n = PKDict()
-    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault(d1=13))
-    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault(d1='already set'))
+    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault(d1=13).d1)
+    pkeq(13, n.pksetdefault(d1='already set').d1)
     pkeq(n, n.pksetdefault(d1='already set', d2=2, d3=3, d4=4))
     pkeq(2, n.d2)
     pkeq(3, n.d3)